It is now official, the gymnastics portion of the games has come to a close. As it has been filled with the emotional ups and downs of the various routines, one major culprit involved has been the judges. It's no secret that this sport has a degree of subjection. That being said, if there was any opportunity for a "home cooking," China definitely provided it. The head-scratcher of the games is the fact that the judges for this particular event come from the collective countries of the world. So why China would grab their undivided attention is beyond me. I mean China's underage phenoms are pretty good, but their mistakes are pretty hard to miss.

In addition, whoever came up with the tie-break-backwards-scoring-method has to be the dumbest person in the world - or so freakin' smart that the average bear will still be scratching his head four years later in London.

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No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. ~Hebrews 12:11

I’ve said it before and I still prescribe to it, at least from certain moments to others, it is the unknown that will make you wonder. Make you second guess. Make you start to ask questions you wouldn’t normally ask - or think of asking I suppose. I don’t know if its all that bad. Its just something that isn’t comfortable. I don’t know anyone who is at peace with the unknown. Personally, I’ve been known to embrace it; but does embracing the idea of the unknown really shaking its hand in acceptance and understanding? I think its more like climbing on a bull and holding on for all you have, hoping you can handle whatever comes your way.

I think thats where I am. I am holding on - not knowing what is about to happen, but I’ve got my hands wrapped in this rope of an experience and I’m hoping for greatness. I’m hoping for more than the eight seconds or fifteen minutes of fame. I’m going to continue to prepare and set myself up for success and wait for those answers to the questions that have somehow eluded me in the presence of the things I have yet to discover.